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IODINE AND FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE |
Fibrocystic disease occurs most frequently in the
breasts, uterus, and /or ovaries and it is very common. It affects
most women in our society at one time or another. Most fibrocystic
disease of the uterus and ovaries is discovered first via gynecological
exam, often having produced no symptoms to give a clue to its presence.
Those affected by fibrocystic disease of the breast know they have
it.
Fibrocystic breast disease is most always first
discovered by the patient who is responding to very tender and lumpy
breast tissue. Many times this progresses to the point of extreme
discomfort and/or pain. A great many women live in fear of breast
cancer because of fibrocystic disease, which is a positive risk
factor for breast cancer. More women every year allow preventative
mastectomies and hysterectomies because of fears of getting cancer
from fibrocystic disease. Medicine seems to have few additional
answers. Is there anything else that can be done?
In almost every case, fibrocystic disease is curable.
Approximately 25 years ago I had the privilege of attending a lecture
on a protocol developed by a Dr. John Myers. He had devised an approach
for the successful treatment of fibrocystic disease. The first part
of his protocol was a basic vitamin program similar to the BASIC
SELF-HELP PROGRAM that you find in these newsletters. To this you
add extra vitamin E, so the dosage goes to 800 units a day ( two
of Preventics Vitamin E – mixed tocopherols). To that you
must add 100mg of extra vitamin B6 ( two of Preventics Vitamin B-6
50’s ), and 400mg of extra Magnesium (one of Preventics Mag
Chelate Plus). The final ingredient is iodine.
The best way to determine a deficiency of iodine
is to get a bottle of tincture of iodine from the pharmacist and
paint a square on your abdomen about the size of an audiocassette
case. If you are deficient in iodine, you will absorb this through
the skin in less than 8 hours. When you are no longer deficient
your body will cease absorbing it and it will remain for 24 hours.
Do not be surprised if the iodine patch is gone very quickly. There
is a serious iodine deficiency all across our country, which is
especially severe in the mid-west. Some people are allergic/sensitive
to iodine and should see an NAET practitioner to clear the allergy
(naet.com on the
Internet for a practitioner near you). About the only side effect
from this approach is tender skin. In some individuals, the skin
under the iodine application area will become tender or sensitive.
If that happens, you simply move the patch to another area or discontinue
the treatment for a few days.
When the fibrocystic disease is particularly bad,
the application of iodine directly to the breast areas most affected
improves results even more, although extra care must be taken not
to stain white undergarments. With fibrocystic disease of the uterus
and/or ovaries, it helps to paint the iodine patches on the skin
directly over the organs. Almost without fail, by the time the iodine
patch lasts 24 hours before fading, the fibrocystic disease is gone.
Many women have reported back to me that their OB/GYN told them
that their uterine and /or ovarian cysts that were bigger than an
orange have disappeared.
Once the iodine patch refuses to disappear in the
allotted 24 hour period, many of my patients prefer taking one or
two drops of Preventics Iodyne, Liqui-Kelp, because
it eliminates the risk of staining clothes.
An additional benefit of this treatment is improved
Thyroid function, the main topic of one of our newsletters. It was
the increase number of calls from that newsletter that prompted
this follow up. The most common comments were those regarding increased
energy. It is not unusual when doing the iodine patch test to see
a considerable increase in energy because often the Thyroid is marginally
under-functioning because of a lack of iodine, and in the presence
of the deficient mineral the Thyroid again begins to function optimally.
Still another common comment had to do with weight loss, which takes
place sluggishly if at all when the Thyroid is marginally under-functioning.
With adequate iodine, and a Thyroid that is working the way it is
supposed too, weight loss is much easier to achieve.
Have fun with this test. Check yourself 3 or 4
times a year to be sure your iodine levels are adequate for optimum
Thyroid function, and enjoy better health. This is the kind of preventive
medicine that keeps you out of the doctor’s office. |